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<p>No matter your opinion of Mumford and Sons' music, you have to admire the band's commitment to play places off the beaten path. The group even has its own popup outdoor music fest, Stopover Festival, which focuses on cities where major bands never play (like Waverly, Iowa and Salida, Colorado). This summer, <strong>Stopover will set up camp in Walla Walla on August 14 and 15</strong>. For something falling outside the&nbsp;purview of the major music fests, Stopover features an impressive lineup: <strong>Mumford and Sons (obviously), Foo Fighters, the Flaming Lips, Jenny Lewis, Tune-Yards,&nbsp;the Vaccines, Dawes, Jeff the Brotherhood, James Vincent McMorrow, Blake Mills</strong>, and more. Think of it as a cheaper and less demanding outdoor summer concert alternative to Sasquatch! (Seriously Sasquatch! folks, why'd you have to go back to four days?)</p>
<p>Two-day passes for the Stopover Festival in Walla Walla&nbsp;<strong>go on sale this Friday, March 6 at 10am via <a href="http://www.gentlemenoftheroad.com/stopovers/walla-walla" target="_blank">gentlemenoftheroad.com</a></strong><strong> and cost $199</strong> (camping included).<strong></strong></p>
<p><a href="http://www.seattlemet.com/events/stopover-festival-august-2015"><strong>Stopover Festival</strong></a><br /><strong>Aug 14 &amp; 15, Walla Walla, $199</strong></p>
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http://www.seattlemet.com/articles/mumford-and-sons-stopover-festival-comes-to-walla-walla-march-2015A Fiendish Conversation with THEESatisfaction<div class="inline-image-block inline-image mceNonEditable" data-crop="{&quot;id&quot;:50226,&quot;width&quot;:640,&quot;height&quot;:425,&quot;top&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;left&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;scale_width&quot;:&quot;640&quot;}" data-image-id="50226" data-include-caption="true" data-layout="inline-image-block">
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<p>It's hard to carve out a niche in the overcrowded music world, but THEESatisfaction has managed to craft its own distinct spot in the soundscape. The duo of <span class="st">Stasia "Stas" Irons and Catherine "Cat" Harris-White seamlessly blend rap and electronic R&amp;B into an experimental cocktail that goes down smooth. </span>In the landscape of the Seattle hip-hop scene, they're <a href="http://www.seattlemet.com/arts-and-entertainment/culture-fiend/articles/album-of-the-month-shabazz-palaces-lese-majesty-july-2014">Shabazz Palaces</a>'s sonic soul sisters; still providing a trippy audio exploration, but offering a less spacey, more natural counterpoint that feels slightly more grounded in the terra firma of our planet. THEESatisfaction's sophomore Sub Pop LP <a href="http://theesatisfaction.bandcamp.com/album/earthee" target="_blank"><em>EarthEE</em> arrives today</a> and further progresses the group's already progressive sound. The duo celebrates <em>EarthEE</em> this Thursday, February 26 with a record release show at Neumos featuring Gifted Gab and DJ Mursi Lane.</p>
<p>For our latest <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="http://www.seattlemet.com/blogs/culture-fiend/tag/fiendish-conversation/">Fiendish Conversation</a>, we chatted with Cat and Stas about <em>EarthEE</em>, dream collaborations, and baths.</p>
<p><strong>What was the flow of the creative process for <em>EarthEE</em>? Were there things you were dead set on hitting thematically or stylistically, or was a more of a free form endeavor?</strong></p>
<p><em>Stas:</em> Naturally, what we try to do when we record anything is just go in there with an open mind. But, particularly with a second album, you kinda have to figure out if you want it to relate to the first album in any way or do you want it to be completely different. And I know we were listening to a lot of different things than we were on <em>AwE NaturalE</em>, but we wanted <em>EarthEE</em> to be related; maybe like a cousin or a younger brother/sister to <em>Awe NaturalE</em>.&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>What are your own favorite tracks on <em>EarthEE</em>?</strong></p>
<p><em>Cat:</em> I think it changes every other day or week. Some songs will stick with me and it will be my favorite song for the whole month, since we&rsquo;ve had it (finished) for so long. I really like &ldquo;Recognition&rdquo; right now. &ldquo;Nature's Candy&rdquo; is one of my favorite songs, and (I love) how that hits, because that was a collaborative beat that Stas and I both worked on. And we really tried some different things within that song; taking it to different levels and playing with different kinds of sounds and ideas. What do you think, Stas?</p>
<p><em>Stas:</em> I really like &ldquo;No GMO,&rdquo; because of how vibrant it sounds with Tay (Taylor Brown) playing the funky ass chords at the beginning. It really takes you immediately off the ground. I'm digging that one.&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>Yeah, I think that's my favorite as well. </strong></p>
<p><strong>Do you have any preshow or post-show routines?</strong></p>
<p><em>Stas:</em> Yeah. (Both laugh) I like to not have anything planned that day except the show. Just relax at home, maybe light some incense or take a bath. Have some inspirational music playing, I love playing Chaka Khan or D&rsquo;Angelo before a show. Cat, what do you be doing?</p>
<p><em>Cat:</em> Yeah, similar. Before a show just like stretching, warm-ups, just chill vibes, because we want to give it our all at that night and we know that we're going to. And then, post-show its kinda of the same thing. It&rsquo;s like up and down a roller coaster, because I&rsquo;ll go home and take a bath. I'll relax, I'll sleep super hard, and eat really good food. (Laughs)</p>
<p><strong>Beyond THEESatisfaciton, you both keep busy with the Black Constellation artist collective and Black Weirdo and its community and parties. How would you assess the current state of those projects?</strong></p>
<p><em>Cat:</em> I feel like they are constantly changing and evolving. I mean Black Constellation is with Shabazz (Palaces), Erik Blood, and all these other great folks, we kinda of have this ongoing communication, but it's like we are all so distant and close to each other. We just kinda of develop things in different ways. So that&rsquo;s interesting.</p>
<p>In terms of Black Wierdo, that&rsquo;s such a larger community that involves so many different folks. It's interesting watching that work, &lsquo;cause it&rsquo;s more of an inspiration based community with freedom parties, I guess. (Laughs) Like when you&rsquo;re really stressed out, you can go to a Black Weirdo party and kind of release all your fears and any stress you've been holding on to.</p>
<p><strong>Are there any up-an-coming or overlooked local acts that you think people should check out?&nbsp;</strong></p>
<p><em>Cat:</em> It's like a revolving community. And I feel like they&rsquo;re starting to get shine, so we don't keep saying the same people. (Laughs) But <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Gifted-Gab/214711535223843" target="_blank">Gifted Gab</a>, she's opening up for us. She's been getting a lot of shine. Always <a href="http://www.ocnotes.net/" target="_blank">OC Notes</a>. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Chocolate-Chuck/235969716460780" target="_blank">Chocolate Chuck</a>. This new cat, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/astrokingphoenix" target="_blank">Astro King Phoenix</a>&mdash;who actually works with OC&mdash;he does some cool stuff.&nbsp;Oh, <a href="https://twitter.com/khrispkream" target="_blank">Khris&nbsp;P,</a> he&rsquo;s a producer. He's dope dope dope dope dope. He produces for thing group I'll Fight You.</p>
<p><strong>Do you have any favorite concerts you've seen over the past year or so?</strong></p>
<p><em>Stras:</em> Cat, you&rsquo;ve been to <em>hella</em> concerts. (Laughs)</p>
<p><em>Cat:</em> My last year was crazy chock-full of concerts. I'll give you my top three. I would say Herbie Hancock, I saw him perform at the Oregon Symphony, Bootsy Collins, who I saw perform at Bumbershoot. He was freaking killer. And then Stevie Wonder, with the <em>Songs in the Key of Life</em> tour. That was like four hours of magical insanity.&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>Now that <em>EarthEE </em>is out there, what are your goals going forward?</strong></p>
<p><em>Stas:</em> A personal goal is to touch more places on tour. I know we're going back to Europe, and we went to China last year, but I would love to get into Africa, more into Eastern Europe, more Asian countries. And also Hawaii. I've never been to Hawaii.</p>
<p><em>Cat:</em> I would say the same thing. That, and doing more dream shows and more dream collaborations. Like working with Michelle Ndegeocello has been a dream. Working with Shabazz has been a dream. But we&rsquo;d like to continue: to work with Erykah Badu, work with&nbsp;D'Angelo, work&nbsp;with Prince, work with Herbie Hancock, and people we really look up to. And just to keep evolving as a group.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.seattlemet.com/events/theesatisfaction-earthee-album-release-show-january-2015"><strong>THEESatisfaction: <em>EarthEE</em> Album Release Show</strong></a><br /><strong>Feb 26 at 9, Neumos, $12</strong></p>
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http://www.seattlemet.com/articles/a-fiendish-conversation-with-theesatisfaction-february-2015Allen Stone Plans 5 Shows Across Seattle to Celebrate His New Album<div class="inline-image-block inline-image mceNonEditable" data-crop="{&quot;id&quot;:50137,&quot;width&quot;:&quot;518&quot;,&quot;height&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;top&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;left&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;scale_width&quot;:&quot;640&quot;}" data-image-id="50137" data-include-caption="true" data-layout="inline-image-block">
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<p>Nobody starts at the top. While Seattle soul singer <a href="http://www.seattlemet.com/arts-and-entertainment/culture-fiend/articles/a-fiendish-conversation-with-allen-stone">Allen Stone</a> has found plenty of success, he hasn't forgotten the path that got him to where he is today. To celebrate his upcoming album <em>Radius</em> (which currently doesn't have a specific release date), Stone will spend a week in April playing five shows at five of his favorite local venues. (Thankfully, he's not a crazy person trying to cram them <a href="http://www.seattlemet.com/arts-and-entertainment/culture-fiend/articles/tomo-nakayama-plays-14-free-concerts-tomorrow-november-2014">all in one day like Tomo Nakayama</a>.)</p>
<p>The Evolution of an Artist series traces Stone's career trajectory from playing small venues like the Triple Door (Monday, April 13) and Nectar Lounge (Tuesday, April 14) to singing at bigger clubs like the Crocodile (Thursday, April 16) and Neumos (Friday, April 17), before concluding with a headlining gig at the Paramount Theatre (Saturday, April 18). It's a chance to see Stone's growth as an artist in condensed fashion on the stages he's called home.</p>
Tickets for all of Allen Stone's Evolution of an Artist shows <strong>go on sale this Friday, February 20 at 10am</strong> at <a href="http://www.stgpresents.org/AllenStone">stgpresents.org/AllenStone</a>. Weeklong VIP passes are available for $300. Single tickets range from $21&ndash;$45 (VIP $71&ndash;$95).<br />
<p><strong>Allen Stone's Evolution of an Artist Series:</strong></p>
<p><strong>April 13</strong> - The Triple Door with Maiah Manser<br /><strong>April 14</strong> - Nectar Lounge with Manatee Commune<br /><strong>April 16</strong> - The Crocodile with Sisters<br /><strong>April 17</strong> - Nuemos with Kris Orlowski<br /><strong>April 18</strong> - Paramount Theatre with Sam Lachow</p>
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<p>In <em>Parks and Recreation</em>'s Ron Swanson, Nick Offerman (and the show's writers) have crafted an iconic comedic alpha male against which all other characters shall be judged. But Offerman isn't going to rest on his laurels once the show's final season concludes later this month. Instead, he and his comedic dynamo of a wife&mdash;Megan Mullally (<em>Will and Grace</em>)&mdash;will travel the country with a comedic and musical roadshow. The not-so-subtly titled <em>Summer of 69: No Apostrophe</em> tour is sure to feature plenty of uproarious laughter and some decent music chops (they were a hoot in the comedy tent at Sasquatch! Festival 2013). <strong>Offerman and Mullaly head to Seattle on Friday, May 1 for a show at the Moore Theatre.</strong></p>
<p>Tickets for Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally's Summer of 69 tour at the Moore <strong>go on sale this Friday, February 13 at 10am</strong> via <a href="http://www.stgpresents.org/tickets/by-month/eventdetail/1866/-/nick-offerman-megan-mullally" target="_blank">stgpresents.org</a>. The tickets cost $40.</p>
<p><a href="nick-offerman-and-megan-mullally-summer-of-69-may-2015"><strong>Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally: Summer of 69</strong></a><br /><strong>May 1 at 7, Moore Theatre, $40</strong></p>
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Sufjan Stevens returns with new music on <em>Carrie and Lowell</em>.</div>
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Five years since the release of <em>The Age of Adz</em>, eclectic indie folkster Sufjan Stevens is ready to make his full-length return with <a href="http://www.carrieandlowell.com/" target="_blank"><em>Carrie and Lowell</em></a> (out March 31). From all indications, the album looks to return to the folky singer-songwriter roots that earned him acclaim on <em>Illinois</em> and <em>Greetings from Michigan: The Great Lakes State</em>. A new album also means a new tour, and after a booking a June 10 date at the Paramount Theatre and having it nearly sell out in short order, Stevens has added a second show on the following night.
<p>Tickets for Sufjan Stevens's June 11 concert at the Paramount <strong>go on sale this Friday, February 13 at 10am</strong> via <a href="http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?orgid=30247&amp;group_id=571488">stgpresents.org</a>. A limited number of seats for the June 10 are still available and on sale now. All seats are $36.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.seattlemet.com/events/sufjan-stevens-june-2015"><strong>Sufjan Stevens</strong></a><br /><strong>June 10 &amp; 11 at 8, Paramount Theatre, $36</strong></p>
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http://www.seattlemet.com/articles/nick-offerman-and-megan-mullally-bring-their-raunchy-road-show-to-town-february-2015Sasquatch! Festival 2015 Lineup Features Kendrick Lamar, Robert Plant, and Modest Mouse<div class="inline-image-block inline-image mceNonEditable" data-crop="{&quot;scaling-type&quot;:&quot;in-proportion&quot;,&quot;fill-color&quot;:&quot;#000000&quot;,&quot;height&quot;:853,&quot;left&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;top&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:640,&quot;scale&quot;:&quot;100&quot;}" data-image-id="49717" data-include-caption="true" data-layout="inline-image-block">
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<p>Well that's a loaded lineup. Sasquatch! Festival 2015 unveiled its initial list of performers,&nbsp;and it's hard to see how anyone could complain. <strong>Kendrick Lamar, Robert Plant, Modest Mouse, and Lana Del Rey</strong> offer a diverse mix of headliners for this year's festivities, but there are plenty of amazing acts beyond the top line: <strong>St. Vincent, the Decemberists, Run the Jewels, the New Pornographers, Father John Misty, and Jenny Lewis</strong>. Some gems buried lower in the lineup include <strong>Sharon Van Etten, Will Butler (of Arcade Fire), Ex Hex, and Natalie Prass</strong>. The always strong Seattle contingent features breakout stars <strong>Odesza, Perfume Genius and Fences</strong>, plus smaller local darlings like <strong>S, Grynch, Rose Windows, the Maldives, My Goodness, Porter Ray, Vox Mod, and Cataldo</strong>. The comedy on the bill includes stoner standup star&nbsp;<strong>Doug Benson, <em>Saturday Night Live</em>'s&nbsp;Leslie Jones and Pete Davidson, Seattle native Nick Thune, and local favorite Emmett Montgomery</strong>. While it's quite the list, this is only a partial Sasquatch! lineup. More acts will be added to the four-day festival in the coming months.</p>
<p>Tickets for Sasquatch! Festival 2015 <strong>go on sale this Saturday, February 7 at 10am</strong> on <a href="http://www.ticketmaster.com/search?tm_link=tm_homeA_header_search&amp;aid=860071&amp;user_input=sasquatch&amp;q=Sasquatch%21+Festival" target="_blank">Ticketmaster.com</a>. Regular festival passes cost $350 and VIP packages run $950&ndash;$1,250.</p>
<p><strong>Sasquatch! Festival 2015 Lineup:</strong></p>
<p><span>Kendrick Lamar / Robert Plant and the Sensational Space Shifters / Modest Mouse / Lana Del Rey / Ryan Adams / Of Monsters and Men / The Decemberists / Tame Impala / St. Vincent / Flume / Spoon / James Blake / Chromeo / Hot Chip / SBTRKT / Schoolboy Q / The New Pornographers / The War On Drugs / The Glitch Mob / Little Dragon / Gogol Bordello / Father John Misty / Run The Jewels / Jose Gonzalez / Jenny Lewis / Milky Chance / Twenty One Pilots / M<span>&Oslash; /</span>&nbsp;Kiesza / Real Estate / Future Islands / Odesza / Royal Blood / Ab-Soul / Shovels and Rope / Glass Animals / Sohn / Jungle / Sharon Van Etten / Action Bronson / Perfume Genius / Dilated Peoples / Cashmere Cat / Sylvan Esso / Temples / Rustie / Milo Greene / Woods / Shakey Graves / Courtney Barnett / Slow Magic / St. Paul and the Broken Bones / Benjamin Booker / The Budos Band / The Knocks / King Tuff / Sam Lachow / Dan Mangan + Blacksmith / Fences / Phox / San Fermin / Black Pistol Fire / Alvvays / Fuzz / Strand of Oaks / Raury / Will Butler / The Districts / Twin Peaks / Ruen Brothers / Kate Tempest / Quilt / Merchandise / Hiss Golden Messenger / Nothing / Bishop Nehru / Ex Hex / Diarrhea Planet / Ought / Lizzo / Natalie Prass / Tala / Blank Range / Rose Windows / Grynch / My Goodness / The Young Evils / The Maldives / Kinski / S / Porter Ray / Black Whales / Cataldo / Manatee Commune / Smokey Brights / Thunderpussy / Shaprece / Vox Mod / DJAO / Ayron Jones and the Way / Murder Vibes / Doug Benson / Leslie Jones / Pete Davidson / Cameron Esposito / Chris Gethard / Nick Thune / Emmett Montgomery / Yogi Paliwal</span></p>
<p><strong>Sasquatch! Festival 2015<br />May 22&ndash;25, Gorge Aphitheatre, $350<strong>&ndash;$1,250</strong></strong></p>
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<p>Guitar virtuosity isn't about speed; it's about feel. Few can match the way Bill Frisell makes each of the six strings sing with masterful precision. While the Seattle resident is known as one of the best jazz guitarists on the planet, Frisell's playing really transcends simple genre classification. For his latest album, <em>Guitar in the Space Age!</em>, he takes a look back at the formative surf and rock music that he grew up playing&mdash;including classics like "Pipeline," the Byrds via Pete Seeger's "Turn! Turn! Turn!," and "Tired of Waiting for You" by the Kinks&mdash;and reimagines them with his in his own expressive instrumental arrangements. Frisell returns home to play tunes from&nbsp; <em>Guitar in the Space Age!</em> at the Showbox on Saturday, January 31.</p>
<p>For our latest <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="http://www.seattlemet.com/blogs/culture-fiend/tag/fiendish-conversation/">Fiendish Conversation</a>, we chatted with Frisell about his musical awakening in the 1960s, the touring travel gauntlet, and the forest of musical exploration.</p>
<p><strong>What made you want to revisit the music that you grew up with for <em>Guitar in the Space Age!</em>?</strong></p>
<p>Things&rsquo;ll pop into my mind. Maybe some song&rsquo;ll turn up in my mind that I haven&rsquo;t thought of in a long time and just realize that it&rsquo;s really strong in my memory, but something that I don&rsquo;t really know well or I haven&rsquo;t really played, and it just gets me going, wanting to try to figure out what it was.</p>
<p>I think the real eureka moment was a few years ago. I did this record of all John Lennon and Beatles music (<em>All We Are Saying&hellip;</em>), and that was where I realized &ldquo;Wow, there&rsquo;s all this music that I sort of played or definitely heard&mdash;music that I&rsquo;ve been hearing my whole life&mdash;that&rsquo;s super important to me, but I just haven&rsquo;t spent time physically playing it on the instrument.&rdquo; When I did the Lennon thing I kept uncovering more and more stuff in the tunes that I didn&rsquo;t even realize. As you get deeper into it and keep playing it more and more, it keeps opening up. I just learned so much. And then somewhere around there I started thinking, &ldquo;Oh man, there&rsquo;s all this other stuff.&rdquo;</p>
<p>So it&rsquo;s like some kind of a research project. People talk about nostalgia and everything; that&rsquo;s a part of it. But it&rsquo;s more about trying to firm up the foundation of where I came from in the beginning.</p>
<p><strong>When going back to these songs, was there anything that you kind of rediscovered about your own playing? Anything that might have been subconsciously buried back there the whole time?</strong></p>
<p>Yeah, the whole thing. It&rsquo;s sort of shocking how some of it&rsquo;s really hard to play, like some of the surf music and stuff. I realize it&rsquo;s not really in my motor skills. (Laughs) I didn&rsquo;t spend years and years doing it. It&rsquo;s really weird when I think how fast (things went) during that time when I first wanted to play music. When I first was getting super fired-up about the guitar, in the early &lsquo;60s, there was such a short period of time from hearing The Beatles on <em>The Ed Sullivan Show</em> until I was hearing Wes Montgomery and Miles Davis. We&rsquo;re talking about like a three year period.</p>
<p>It&rsquo;s impossible. I mean, I know you learn faster when you&rsquo;re young and stuff but there&rsquo;s no way back then that I was <em>really</em> absorbing everything the way I would like to. It was all this stuff just coming at me&hellip; you hear one thing and then you hear another thing and you get super excited about that and you move on to that. Just the amount of music that was happening from the early &lsquo;60s to the late &lsquo;60s is mind-blowing. Things were changing so fast and I was changing so fast.</p>
<p>I just wanted to go and look at it all again. I&rsquo;ve been playing for more than 50 years now, and so it&rsquo;s kind of an amazing position to use whatever I&rsquo;ve experienced during all that time, and then just play one of those (<em>Guitar in the Space Age!</em>) songs. Crazy stuff happens.</p>
<p><strong>Do you have any preshow routines?</strong></p>
<p>Not really. Just try to get there in one piece. The travel thing. Sometimes I can&rsquo;t even believe it. We did this tour in Europe last fall and I think there were 29 airplanes in like 21 days. I mean, we just weren&rsquo;t sleeping. There were a couple times when I thought, &ldquo;There&rsquo;s no way&hellip;&rdquo; Like, right before we played, I could hardly stand up, like really, really just absolutely obliterated, wasted. And then we start playing and it&rsquo;s like, &ldquo;Oh my god!&rdquo; all that stuff just melts away. Once you can get there and start playing, it&rsquo;s like a miracle or something.</p>
<p><strong>How has Seattle influenced your music?</strong></p>
<p>When I moved to Seattle in 1989, I had been in New York for 10 years and I really wasn&rsquo;t looking for another scene to be part of. I was looking for somewhere where I could be with my own thoughts for a minute, you know? Where I could let things settle somehow, and it just seemed like the right place for that. I mean, there&rsquo;s amazing musicians in Seattle, and it&rsquo;s an inspiring place and everything, but I didn&rsquo;t come here like, &ldquo;Wow, I wanna go there because I wanna play with Nirvana,&rdquo; or something. (Laughs) It seemed like everything had been coming at me; like, a lot of information had been coming in, and I think it really helped me to see what I wanted to do more clearly and find my own place. Seattle&rsquo;s a place where you can invent your own way; to try to think and not just follow along with whatever the iTunes or i-this or i-that is telling you to do.</p>
<p><strong>Is there any area of music that you want to explore next?</strong></p>
<p>That&rsquo;s something I&rsquo;ve never even tried to figure out. I don&rsquo;t have any plan, really. I just love music music. You just play one note and then it leads you to the next note, or you play one song and then it suggests another song. Just constantly. It&rsquo;s totally haphazard, but somehow it all just flows. It&rsquo;s like a giant forest, you&rsquo;re just climbing around these branches all the time.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.seattlemet.com/events/bill-frisell-january-2015"><strong>Bill Frisell</strong></a><br /><strong>Jan 31 at 9, The Showbox, $25&ndash;$30</strong></p>
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<p>Coachella's lineup has been announced. Bonnaroo's lineup has been announced. Now, it's Sasquatch's turn. The 2015 Sasquatch! Music Festival lineup will be revealed on February 3 at the Neptune Theatre. Per usual, they're turning the announcement into a free live music party. This year's festivities are hosted by comedian Chris Gethard and feature the sounds of Ty Seagall, Tacocat, and the Young Evils. <strong>The free tickets for the Sasquatch! Launch Party will be handed out at the Paramount Theatre box office this Saturday, January 31, starting at 10am</strong>. It's fun. It's free. What's not to like?</p>
<p>And just for a bit more fun, here are my wildly speculative partial predictions for the lineup:</p>
<p>Death Cab for Cutie, Modest Mouse, the Decemberists, St. Vincent, Lana Del Rey, Father John Misty, Run the Jewels, Ryan Adams, Florence and the Machine, Spoon, Chromeo, the War on Drugs, Ty Seagall, Caribou, Shabazz Palaces, Matt and Kim, Odesza, Courtney Barnett, Royal Blood, Chastity Belt, THEESatisfaction, Lemolo, Erik Blood, the Young Evils, and Chris Gethard.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.seattlemet.com/events/sasquatch-launch-party-january-2015"><strong>Sasquatch! Launch Party 2015</strong></a><br /><strong>Feb 3 at 8, Neptune Theatre, Free</strong></p>
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<p>Weird Al Yankovic exists in a one-of-a-kind pop music world of his own creation. What other performer can provide both kids <em>and</em> their parents with legitimately equal levels of glee? What other artist could record new songs and score their first #1 album on the Billboard charts more than 30 years after their debut? What other musician can seamless bring together the music of Lorde, Pixies, Iggy Azalea, Cat Stevens, marching bands, and more on a single record? In case you haven't figured it out yet, the answer to all those questions is "no one."</p>
<p>After his new album <em>Mandatory Fun</em> became a smash success last year (including a week where he owned the Internet with music video premieres), Weird Al is finally ready to take the new parodies on the road. As part of his massive world tour (88 dates and counting), Werid Al heads to the Washington State Fair in Puyallup on Monday, September 14. Tickets go on sale this Friday. If you've never seen Weird Al live, it's not merely a concert &mdash; it's a <em>production</em>: video screens, costume changes, a band that can play any style, and plenty of joyful comedic weirdness.</p>
<p>Tickets for Weird Al Yankovic at the Washington State Fair cost $30&ndash;$60 and <strong>go on sale to the general public on Friday, January 30 at 10am</strong> via <a href="http://www.thefair.com/fun/details/weird-al-yankovic" target="_blank">TheFair.com</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.seattlemet.com/events/weird-al-yankovic-september-2015"><strong>Weird Al Yankovic</strong></a><br /><strong>Sept 14 at 7:30, Puyallup Fair and Events Center, $30&ndash;$60</strong></p>
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<p>Death Cab for Cutie is finally ready to officially share music from its upcoming album <em>Kintsugi</em>. <a href="http://www.seattlemet.com/arts-and-entertainment/culture-fiend/articles/death-cab-for-cutie-unveils-new-songs-new-lineup-at-the-crocodile-january-2015">After giving a small group of local fans a taste of the new material at the Crocodile last week</a>, Death Cab for Cutie has released a <strong>lyric video <em>Kintsugi</em></strong><strong>'s first single, "Black Sun</strong>." The dark and moody tune captures Ben Gibbard in an even more dour state than usual (which is saying something). Nothing like a chorus of "How could something so fair be so cruel? / When this black sun revolved around you" to brighten your day. Take a listen below.</p>
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<p>Additionally, Death Cab for Cutie announced its first Seattle date in support of <em>Kintsugi</em>. The band will head to the <strong>Paramount Theatre on Saturday, October 3</strong> and tickets go on sale this week. If it seems weird that the band is waiting until the fall to play a local concert, you might want to read between the lines. In all likelihood, DCFC will be headlining this year's Sasquatch! Festival (I'd bet a small fortune on it), but lineup won't be announced until next week. Stay tuned.</p>
<p>Tickets for Death Cab for Cutie at the Paramount go <strong>on sale this Friday, January 30 at 10am</strong> on <a href="http://www.stgpresents.org/tickets/by-month/eventdetail/1851/-/death-cab-for-cutie">stgpresents.org</a> and cost $45.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.seattlemet.com/events/death-cab-for-cutie-october-2015"><strong>Death Cab for Cutie</strong></a><br /><strong>Oct 3 at 8, Paramount Theatre, $45</strong></p>
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http://www.seattlemet.com/articles/death-cab-for-cutie-delivers-black-sun-video-and-announces-paramount-show-january-2015Death Cab for Cutie Unveils New Songs, New Lineup at the Crocodile<div class="inline-image-block inline-image mceNonEditable" data-crop="{&quot;id&quot;:49339,&quot;width&quot;:&quot;640&quot;,&quot;height&quot;:&quot;428&quot;,&quot;top&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;left&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;scale_width&quot;:&quot;640&quot;}" data-image-id="49339" data-include-caption="true" data-layout="inline-image-block">
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<p>Tuesday night marked the beginning of a new era for Death Cab for Cutie. The Seattle rock institution played its first show since last year's <a href="http://www.seattlemet.com/arts-and-entertainment/culture-fiend/articles/chris-walla-leaves-death-cab-for-cutie-august-2014">departure of founding guitarist/producer Chris Walla</a> and gave fans a small taste of its upcoming eighth studio album <em>Kintsugi</em> (out March 31).</p>
<p>The intimate set at the Crocodile was mostly comprised of longtime fan favorites, but three new tunes from <em>Kintsugi</em> were sprinkled into the mix. After starting off the concert with six older tunes, Death Cab played "Black Sun," the new album's first single. It's fairly foreboding for a lead single, with a relatively slow pace and dark tone. It's easy to tell listeners aren't in for a burst of sunshine when Ben Gibbard sings "How could something so fair be so cruel?" as one of the chorus lines. The second new tune, "The Ghosts of Beverly Drive" actually seemed like it'd make for a better single, with a swirling electronic intro giving way to an upbeat start-and-stop guitar riff. The final <em>Kintsugi</em> tune came in the encore. "No Room in Frame" starts off sparse before segueing into a sound that splits the difference between Death Cab's past two records, <em>Narrow Stairs</em> and <em>Codes and Keys</em>. Overall, the new material left me feeling fairly optimistic about <em>Kintsugi</em>, especially after my total disappointment with <em>Codes and Keys</em>. (Video clips of the new songs can be found at <a href="http://revolt.tv/video/death-cab-for-cutie-premiere-three-new-songs-debut-new-lineup-at-seattle-show/31CA1DD0-3BD8-414E-B220-002837FBDCBB" target="_blank"><em>Revolt.tv</em></a>.)</p>
<p>The void left by Chris Walla couldn't be filled by a single man, so Death Cab went with two. The new members (or Death Cab for Newbies) are Portland guitarist/keyboardist Dave Depper and keyboardist Zac Rae from Los Angeles. Depper and Rae sound tight and added some sonic depth on tracks like "Title and Registration" due to the simple fact that together they could cover both the guitar and keys parts (as opposed to Walla having to pick one to play live because he unfortunately only has two arms). It certainly felt a little odd without Walla's smiling face stationed stage left, but in general it still feels like the Death Cab for Cutie fans have come to know and love.</p>
<p><strong>Set List<br /></strong>I Will Posess Your Heart<br />Crooked Teeth<br />Why You'd Want to Live Here<br />Photobooth<br />Door Unlocked and Open<br />Grapevine Fires<br />Black Sun*<br />Title and Registration<br />What Sarah Said<br />I Will Follow You into the Dark<br />The Ghosts of Beverly Drive*<br />You Are a Tourist<br />The New Year<br />Cath<br />Soul Meets Body<br />Marching Bands of Manhattan<br /><br />-Encore-<br />No Room in Frame*<br />A Movie Script Ending<br />Transatlanticism</p>
<p><em>*New Song</em></p>
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</div><img src="//feeds.feedburner.com/~r/seattlemet-concerts/~4/Wc_e6_pkAVs" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Wed, 21 Jan 2015 12:44:00 -0800http://www.seattlemet.com/articles/death-cab-for-cutie-unveils-new-songs-new-lineup-at-the-crocodile-january-2015
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